Is Wealth Enhancement a Fiduciary? Fees, Ownership & SEC Record (2026 Profile)

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No commissions, no ads, no advice. This Wealth Enhancement profile draws only on public records, each linked so you can confirm it yourself.

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  1. Check the SEC adviser record. Open the SEC's IAPD record for Wealth Enhancement (CRD #116407) and confirm its registration.

  2. Read the filings. Review the Form ADV / Form CRS and any disclosure section linked from the IAPD page.

  3. Confirm the entity. Match CRD #116407 / Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services so you're reading the right firm.

The short answer: is Wealth Enhancement a fiduciary?

Yes. Wealth Enhancement is a fiduciary when it acts as your investment adviser, and with $122.2 billion in client assets it is among the larger SEC-registered investment advisers. Publicly, it files with the SEC as Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services (CRD #116407). As of its latest Form ADV (filed August 20, 2026), the firm reported $122.2 billion in regulatory assets under management (a firm-reported figure). Its Form ADV (Item 5.E) lists how it is paid: a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and other. All of it sits on the public record, and confirming it for yourself takes only a few minutes.

Its Form ADV also reports that a related person is a broker-dealer (Item 7.A), and brokerage accounts fall under Regulation Best Interest instead. Ask which capacity covers each of your accounts. The firm must tell you.

What "fiduciary" means: a fiduciary is legally bound to place a client's interests above its own. (More on fiduciary duty)

Wealth Enhancement at a glance

โœ… Verified from public filings, last checked October 5, 2026. Wealth Enhancement (SEC CRD #116407) is a fiduciary when acting as your adviser, on an advisory-fee basis, with $122.2 billion in regulatory assets under management. Every figure below links to its primary source.

What

Wealth Enhancement

Source

SEC CRD

#116407

IAPD

Registration

Investment adviser, with a related person that is a broker-dealer (Form ADV Item 7.A)

IAPD

Registered since

December 21, 2001 (SEC)

IAPD

Fiduciary?

Yes, when acting as your adviser

SEC adviser standard

Fee model

Advisory fees (no commissions reported in Item 5.E)

Form ADV Item 5.E

How it's paid

A percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and other

Form ADV Item 5.E

Regulatory Assets Under Management

$122.2 billion (Form ADV filed August 20, 2026)

IAPD

Client accounts

221,892 (172,300 discretionary)

IAPD

Employees

1,700 (850 in advisory roles)

IAPD

Ownership

Parent-owned

Form ADV Schedule A

Disclosures

Form ADV answers No to firm-level disciplinary questions

IAPD

HQ

Plymouth, MN

IAPD

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Wealth Enhancement fees: what you'll pay

The Wealth Enhancement fee question has a clear answer once you see the structure. Wealth Enhancement charges advisory fees: its Form ADV (Item 5.E) reports no commissions for its advisory services. Its filing also reports broker-dealer, insurance or other sales activity by the firm or a related company, business that can be paid by commissions. Ask how each part of the relationship is paid. The details are in its Form ADV Part 2A.

Advisory fees are what clients pay the adviser directly. Commissions earned through a related broker-dealer or insurance business are a separate source of pay.

Who owns Wealth Enhancement, and what conflicts does it disclose?

Here's who controls Wealth Enhancement, drawn straight from its filings. Wealth Enhancement is owned by Wealth Enhancement Group, LLC, as listed in Schedule A of its Form ADV. (Form ADV Schedule A)

Its Form ADV Part 2A describes the firm's conflicts of interest, including how it and its advisers are paid.

Wealth Enhancement SEC record: disclosures

To check Wealth Enhancement's regulatory record, start with the firm's own filings. On its Form ADV, Wealth Enhancement answers No to the firm-level disciplinary-history questions. You can confirm that on the public record. Individual advisers can have their own records, so look them up on IAPD and BrokerCheck too. Whatever Wealth Enhancement disclosures exist live on the public record. Read them there, in context, rather than secondhand.

On the record, the firm has been registered with the SEC since December 21, 2001, makes notice filings in 51 jurisdictions, and reports 1,700 employees, 850 of them in investment advisory roles. If you're asking "is Wealth Enhancement legit?", start with registration: a public CRD and filings anyone can pull. That confirms it's a real, regulated adviser. Whether it's right for you is a separate question.

Reading Wealth Enhancement reviews against the public record

Star ratings and client comments describe what working with a firm felt like. They usually don't show what the firm reports to regulators. Before you weigh Wealth Enhancement reviews, check three things this profile takes from the public record. First, how the firm is paid: it reports advisory fees and no commissions, but it has a broker-dealer or insurance connection. Second, who owns it and what conflicts it discloses. Third, whether its Form ADV reports any disciplinary history. Read reviews alongside the record, not instead of it.

How to verify Wealth Enhancement yourself

Here's how to confirm all of it in three steps:

  1. SEC adviser record (IAPD): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/116407.

  2. Form ADV / CRS: linked from the IAPD page.

  3. Confirm the entity: match Wealth Enhancement (CRD #116407, legal name Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services) so you're reading the right firm.

What Wealth Enhancement does and who it serves

On its Form ADV, Wealth Enhancement reports providing financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars.

It reports providing financial planning to about 6,500 clients in its last fiscal year (Form ADV Item 5.H), a count the form keeps separate from the client totals below.

Its Form ADV (Item 5.D) breaks its clients down by type, about 85,001 in all:

Client type

Clients

Assets managed

Individuals

53,562

$72.28 billion

High-net-worth individuals

27,424

$39.32 billion

Pension and profit-sharing plans

1,096

$5.95 billion

Charities

643

$829.7 million

Corporations or other businesses

1,201

$1.80 billion

Other

1,075

$2 billion

It reports 221,892 client accounts, more than the roughly 85,001 clients counted above (many clients hold more than one account), 172,300 discretionary (the firm can trade without seeking your approval first) and 49,592 non-discretionary (Item 5.F). Its main office is in Plymouth, MN.

It reports that it or a related person has custody of certain client assets, which brings extra safeguards such as surprise examinations. The specifics are in its Form ADV.

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FAQ

Is Wealth Enhancement a fiduciary? Yes, when acting as your adviser. Its Form ADV reports a related person that is a broker-dealer, and brokerage accounts fall under Regulation Best Interest instead. Ask which capacity covers each of your accounts.

Is Wealth Enhancement fee-only? Not necessarily. Its Form ADV (Item 5.E) reports no commissions for advisory services, but the filing also reports broker-dealer, insurance or other sales activity by the firm or a related company, which can be paid differently. Ask how everyone you deal with is paid. The details are in its Form ADV Part 2A.

Who owns Wealth Enhancement? Wealth Enhancement is owned by Wealth Enhancement Group, LLC, as listed in Schedule A of its Form ADV.

Does Wealth Enhancement have complaints or disclosures? Its Form ADV answers No to the firm-level disciplinary-history questions. Individual advisers can have their own records on IAPD and BrokerCheck.

Is Wealth Enhancement legit? It is registered with the SEC (CRD #116407) and its filings are public on the SEC's IAPD site, which confirms it is a real, regulated firm. Registration doesn't tell you whether it's the right fit or what you'll pay, so read the fee and conflict sections of its Form ADV.

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About this profile

Truthifi built this profile from the firm's own SEC filings (Form ADV and, where filed, Form CRS). Every page is reviewed by the Truthifi Team before publishing. The Truthifi advisor fact packs are an ongoing series checking U.S. investment advisers against their public filings, one firm at a time.

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A note on sources. The facts on this page come from publicly available documents, Wealth Enhancement's SEC filings, each linked inline so you can verify it yourself (SEC data current as of October 5, 2026). This is general information, not financial or legal advice, and Truthifi is not affiliated with Wealth Enhancement. Regulatory records change, so always confirm against the official sources linked above. Spot something that should be corrected? Email us at support@truthifi.com.

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